...and this is why I rate Zymol
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Printed Date: 17-May-2024 at 08:17
Topic: ...and this is why I rate Zymol
Posted By: Stone-IslandV8
Subject: ...and this is why I rate Zymol
Date Posted: 07-May-2006 at 07:55
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Had some spare time and some nice weather today so thought I'd try the new Meguiars clay bar out....also popped the AEs on and debadged cos the old badge was in the wrong place and peeling off!
Bonnet and boot were clay barred after being washed and dried then polished using old faithfull colour magic then zymol'ed, buffed-off then wet and dried off. 
John |
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Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 07-May-2006 at 10:22
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Looking nice John!! Keep up the good work! Paul -------------  95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: chazzer
Date Posted: 07-May-2006 at 10:39
 chaz ------------- Current : 1995 BMW E34 540I Auto 98K Fully Loaded, Leather, Sat Nav & Dvd. Previous: 1991 BMW E34 520I Manual(non-vanos) 185K with full leather. 1990 BMW E34 525I Auto 113k in sterling silver & 1993 BMW E34 520I SE in dimond black |
e34silver530i wrote:Posted By: Stone-IslandV8
Date Posted: 07-May-2006 at 12:11
| Bring 'em round, sadly enough I enjoy doing it......not so good trying to do it on roadside though. |
Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 07-May-2006 at 12:17
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John, You may end up living to regret saying that - you may get a long line of cars needing polishing, mine does now the bonnet has been done Paul ------------- 95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: Stone-IslandV8
Date Posted: 07-May-2006 at 12:21
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u gotta find me first....and trust me thats easier said than done round here!!!
I'll set a stand up at Stoneleigh or Gaydon or Don this year!!! |
Posted By: AndyS
Date Posted: 07-May-2006 at 14:07
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Got the Meguiars clay bar but I'm not sure if it's any better or different to using the Meguiars Body Scrub or Paint Cleaner. ------------- AndyS Live each day as if it's your last - one day it will be. http://www.photostick.co.uk/view-933_BaurSig1.jpg" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: martin528
Date Posted: 07-May-2006 at 17:10
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Is that clay bar the stuff you use to get paint and tar spots off your car? Martin ------------- Triumph Speed Triple 2006, and E39 528i SE...not bad for a 26 year old! |
Posted By: brybusa
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 09:41
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Proper job John, even the standard wheels look nice that being that clean.. You keeping the towing hitch on?.. |
Posted By: Mick525i
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 10:18
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Car looks great but you badly need a detachable tow bar. Mick ------------- Cheers Mick 
BMW E21 318 1980 BMW E39 525i 2002 MTech VW Golf Gti 2003 |
Posted By: Stone-IslandV8
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 14:56
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No I don't......reversings never been easier and nobody parks near my rear end anymore for fear of the scud-like protrusion from the rear end.
Oh I havent got round to zymoling the towbar yet!!! 
Clay bar is meant ot remove 'bonded contaminants'. Not sure what they are but it got rid of all the swirls and the paintwork felt as smooth as glass. easy enough to do too. |
Posted By: jamie (e39)528i
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 16:53
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John car looks great!!! Angel eyes bring it bang up to date! Nice work! ------------- |
Posted By: Stone-IslandV8
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 17:18
| Thanks Jamie.....still not convinced around the back lights though......and would keep the wheels too only they arent in the best of health....................though I might be tempted to 'charcoal' the wheels up!!!!! |
Posted By: steven.seed
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 17:36
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Hi John, the cars looking really sound,about time we saw some decent pics. Hope you've learn't to control that right foot, gently,gently ------------- 1998 E36 318iS Saloon 1989 E30 318i. Coupe 2000 E39 520i Touring 
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See ya, Steve.Posted By: Stone-IslandV8
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 17:48
| Hmmmm, you'll be wanting an engine shot next. |
Posted By: martin528
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 17:56
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Where can I get one of these clay bars from? I have little white paint
spots all over my otherwise mint E39 528..god knows where they came
from! It seems this stuff might be the thinh I've heard rumours of that supposedly removes contaminant paint! How much was it?? Thanks in addvance Martin ------------- Triumph Speed Triple 2006, and E39 528i SE...not bad for a 26 year old! |
Posted By: Stone-IslandV8
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 14:41
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Try Halfords bug & tar remover first-this gets rid of loads of stuff though you do need to use your thumb nail too!!
The stuff I got was Meguiars Quick Clay and cost about £12 IIRC again from Halfords. John |
Posted By: martin528
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 17:53
Thanks John. I'll pop to Halfords this weekend and sort some of this
Meguiars Quick Clay out. Gotta be wortha a try to get rid of the little
white spots all over my car!  Martin ------------- Triumph Speed Triple 2006, and E39 528i SE...not bad for a 26 year old! |
Posted By: Stone-IslandV8
Date Posted: 10-May-2006 at 15:10
| Martin,I'd def try Halfords bug n tar remover 1st, for the sake of £4 its good stuff. |
Posted By: FloridaBMW
Date Posted: 10-May-2006 at 15:54
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Your car looks amazing! I agree. Try the bug and tar or use a spray lubricant. Whatever you do, you might want to follow up with wax. I am in the process of claying my black E46. From all the research I have done the claying is the first step. In addition to that I am using 2 polishes (in sequence), a molecular agent (FMJ), a finishing glaze and then wax. It is a real time consumer. Thus far the results are great. BUT, the over-spray from aircraft painting (white specks all over my car) are not coming off. I am using a very fine clay at the moment. The Meguiars did a great job but on the dark paint it was a little rough. Make sure to keep the surface wet & wet. I mixed a solution of P21S car shampoo (3 drops) and alot of water in a spray bottle. Works well as a clay lubricant. I bought all the products from a company in New York and they have a great site full of instructions. http://www.detailedimage.com/howto.html - http://www.detailedimage.com/howto.html Additionally there is the DIY section here http://www.bimmerdiy.com/diy/detailing - http://www.bimmerdiy.com/diy/detailing I found both of these helpful and as soon as the fires die down here I plan to finish the car. One more thing. Don't drink beir while you are doing this |
. The voice of experience talking here.Posted By: stephenperry
Date Posted: 10-May-2006 at 16:02
why's that? ------------- 2007 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Titanium X Auto 1983 Ford Sierra XR4i 2000 Alpina B10 3.3 #118 1999 BMW 323Ci 1995 BMW 318i SE 1994 Vauxhall Omega 2.0 GLS 1995 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX 1990 Honda Concerto 1.6 EX 1986 Ford Orion 1.6 GL 1989 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Firefly |
Posted By: chazzer
Date Posted: 10-May-2006 at 16:06
------------- Current : 1995 BMW E34 540I Auto 98K Fully Loaded, Leather, Sat Nav & Dvd. Previous: 1991 BMW E34 520I Manual(non-vanos) 185K with full leather. 1990 BMW E34 525I Auto 113k in sterling silver & 1993 BMW E34 520I SE in dimond black |
Posted By: FloridaBMW
Date Posted: 10-May-2006 at 16:36
Sadly my response was too slow to recognize the scratching sound made by embedded debris in my polishing cloth. When I heard it my brain was too slow to dis-engage the arm. Now I have 3 lovely oval shape gouges in my hood (oops, bonnet)! But on the bright side...wait, there is no bright side! |
Posted By: stephenperry
Date Posted: 10-May-2006 at 17:05
sorry about the "hood", but i liked the answer  ------------- 2007 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Titanium X Auto 1983 Ford Sierra XR4i 2000 Alpina B10 3.3 #118 1999 BMW 323Ci 1995 BMW 318i SE 1994 Vauxhall Omega 2.0 GLS 1995 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX 1990 Honda Concerto 1.6 EX 1986 Ford Orion 1.6 GL 1989 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Firefly |
Posted By: FloridaBMW
Date Posted: 11-May-2006 at 08:44
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stephen, I hope my lesson serves the community. Nice stang! How do you like it? We have 4 of them here at the hangar. Based on the skid marks on the ramp I would save the night shift has time on their hands. |
Posted By: stephenperry
Date Posted: 11-May-2006 at 12:48
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it's not actually a mustang, its a mk1 sierra xr4i, although i agree the front end does bear a resemblance, mainly due to the headlights....
the american equivalent would be the Merkur XR4Ti
basically the same car but with a 2.3L 4-cyl Turbo engine instead of the XR4i's normally aspirated 2.8 V6 ------------- 2007 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Titanium X Auto 1983 Ford Sierra XR4i 2000 Alpina B10 3.3 #118 1999 BMW 323Ci 1995 BMW 318i SE 1994 Vauxhall Omega 2.0 GLS 1995 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX 1990 Honda Concerto 1.6 EX 1986 Ford Orion 1.6 GL 1989 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Firefly |
Posted By: FloridaBMW
Date Posted: 12-May-2006 at 12:11
| Thanks! I need to get out of the house more often. |